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Lesson Plan Title:
Owl Dance |
Grade:
10-12 |
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| Locomotor |
| Application of Basic Skills in: |
| Dance |
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Functional Fitness |
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Body Image |
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Well-Being |
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Communication |
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Fair Play |
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Leadership |
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Team Work |
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Effort |
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Safety |
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Goal Setting/Personal Challenge |
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Active Living In The Community |
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Grade Specific Outcomes |
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Obtain a tape or CD of Aboriginal music containing an Owl Dance song or alternatively a Round Dance song, if an Owl Dance song is unavailable.
Explain that the dance about to be learned is a social dance from many of Canada's Aboriginal peoples.
Warm up
Play the song for the students and have them listen to the beat of the music. As well, have the students listen for a change in the beat of the music, as this is important. Explain that the style of step in this danceis called a 'Stomp' step, which is a shuffling type of dance, where one foot leads and the other is brought up to meet the first one. For the men in this dance, the left foot leads and the right foot is brought up to meet the left. For the women, the opposite of the men happens; the right foot leads and the left foot is brought up to meet the right. For both men and women, the feet hit the floor with just enough impact to maintain the beat of the song. Now have the students try the dance step without a partner.
Body
Once the students have tried this basic step, allow them to find a partner. Form all of the partnered groups into a large circle, with males on the outside and females on the inside. The line of dance is clockwise and everyone faces that direction, standing shoulder to shoulder with their partner. Partners now join outside hands together and inside hands together. The more traditional way is to have the partners join outside hands and wrap inside arms around each other's waist. However, the arm of the man must be over the top of the woman's arm. Start the music and have the partners both begin at the same time, proceeding forward, in time with the music, and in the line of dance but never actually facing each other. Upon hearing the distinct change in the beat of the music, the partners will stop the forward action and now dance together in a clockwise circle, almost on the spot. Basically the male dances in one spot and the female dances in a backward direction around him. Once this circle has been completed, the dancers move forward again, continuing as before. Allow some time to practice the dance.
Culminating Activity
Have th class do the dance for the length of one whole song.
Assessment Strategies
Peer assessment. Have the students develop a rubic using the following criteria:
- performance of basic step
- worked with others
- effort during dance
- focus during dance
Have one-half of the class dance, while the others use the rubic to assess. Switch around. |
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Equipment:
tape or CD and the necessary player
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